I absolutely loved the first installment in this series so I was excited to receive an advanced reader copy of this book. It was excellent, but felt far more YA than <i>Abeni's Song</i>. The danger and violence are both ratched up a few notches, and the action moves along more quickly.

I did enjoy the continued friendships and how they developed quite a bit. I enjoyed the character of Asha and I especially enjoyed a couple of the new characters. There were some twists that were a lot of fun and overall this was a great fantasy adventure. I would recommend it to fans of the first book with the caveat that it does skew older in both content and themes. Readers 10+ who are fans of fantasy will enjoy this book!

Disclaimer: I received a free electronic copy of this book from the publisher through Netgalley.com in exchange for an honest review. All opinions are my own!

I love how Abeni has grown emotionally! I love the mythology and the world-building! Therefore, it lived up to the first novel! More to come closer to release day!